davgrant4 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I saw this bird yesterday at Hahamongna Watershed in Los Angeles. I think it may be an Olive-sided flycatchers? I also think it looks like. Willow Flycatcher. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I’m assuming these are different birds. 1. Western Wood-Pewee. 2. Olive-sided Flycatcher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davgrant4 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 I didn’t think it was two different birds, but definitely possible. It was moving around, so there may have been two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I’d go with one bird. The unfortunate shadow in the first pic makes determination of the chest band being directed or not difficult. However, the precise pattern of the vest’s right side seems identical in the two pix. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Oh, and WIFL was not an option, given the very long primary projection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: I’d go with one bird. The unfortunate shadow in the first pic makes determination of the chest band being directed or not difficult. However, the precise pattern of the vest’s right side seems identical in the two pix. Whoops. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Ugh. “Bisected,” not “directed.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 These are certainly different birds. Pewee for 1 and OSFL for 2. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Now I’m really confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 The first bird is structurally different from the second. The first, with its small head and long tail, along with a weak vest is a Pewee. The second, with its large head and short tail, is an Olive-sided. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 18 minutes ago, blackburnian said: The first bird is structurally different from the second. The first, with its small head and long tail, along with a weak vest is a Pewee. The second, with its large head and short tail, is an Olive-sided. That’s what I thought originally... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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